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The JD-XA is a unique crossover synth that brings together analog warmth and digital versatility in one super-creative, no- compromise instrument. First, there’s a four-part, all-analog monster with true analog filters and a direct dry output. Next up is a four-part digital engine powered by Roland’s SuperNATURAL synth technology, plus an impressive selection of potent effects.

The JD-XA’s engines can be used independently or interactively, providing an incredibly flexible platform for sound design, studio work, and live performance. Use the analog and digital parts side by side, stack them up for total sonic devastation, or shape digital waveforms via the analog filters to create sounds never heard before. With the JD-XA, you can forget about analog or digital—just close your eyes, imagine how the future sounds, and start creating music.

The JD-XA takes the crossover concept to an advanced level by seamlessly uniting cutting-edge DSP technology and pure analog synthesis.

The analog filter in the JD-XA has both a smooth sound and a lighting-sharp response, giving you a high level of creative control when shaping sounds. The accuracy and quick response of the JD-XA’s envelope is important too, as it defines the leading edge of the sound. Each individual analog part can have its own dedicated effect, and all parts can be processed together through digital effects such as master EQ, chorus, fuzz, and many others.

The digital section offers a diverse palette of sounds, from fat synth waveforms to crisp metallic timbres and beyond. Digital sounds can be routed through the analog filter, instantly adding organic richness. Massive hybrid sounds are also possible by using both engines together. For example, use Poly Stack mode to layer the four analog parts for richness and body, then add digital tones on top for extra spice.

Thanks to the powerful synth engines, effects, and hands-on controls, dramatic textures are easily created using common building blocks like synth waveforms and white noise.

Roland’s famous Supersaw waveform coming from a digital part becomes a very warm and rich pad sound just by passing it through the analog filter. Even simple white noise can be transformed into a range of complex sound effects that are perfect for film and game scores. First, enhance the noise using two TFX types, such as one for subsonic reinforcement and the other a short reverb for body. After that, process the sound through the analog Ring Mod and Cross Mod functions and tweak their controls in real time for a variety of cool tonal colors.

Customer Reviews

I've been playing around with synthesizers since the 70s when arp introduced the odyssey and found this jdxa to be the most incredible synth yet and the most user friendly giving you more ways to explore new and amazing creations, will spend years enjoying it and learning new ways to create new interesting ideas

Beatlemaster
Submitted: 8/13/2018

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Powerful

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Very powerful synth and much deeper than it look.
Sounds like nothing else ...just a mammoth synth....
The learning curve is pretty steep but is worth it since you can
combine Super natural digital with 4 anolog voices that have 2oscillators each. The huge number of effects that can be applies to individual voices makes this giant sonic machine create sounds that are not possible on any current synth.

Reid Lowery
Submitted: 7/23/2018

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Truly a new beast from Roland

What is your opinion of this product?

I heard this instrument used on Automatica and had to buy it, the learning curve is indeed steeper than most synths, but the fluidity and usability once you've mastered it is indeed worth the time. Great sounds, great features, all in all, a great buy.

Mohammed
Submitted: 2/8/2018

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Great sound tedious functionality

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Having stepped up from the jdxi thinking it may be the same in functionality this is far more tedious. However great sound For the money.

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Mike A, theekliffs@gmail.com
Submitted: 11/4/2016

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Super nice great new synth amazing sound!

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Great, versatile, hard to use at first because it tends to punch ya! also you can not save a preset original without changing the original preset.... I find myself restoring the settings sometimes.... engineering a new sound from scratch is no joke fn hard to do !!! and thats part of the fun!>>>!(o^o)!!!(@Y@)!!!!

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